Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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TABLE OF VISITS MADE BY THE HEALTH VISITORS UNDER THE NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS, MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE, AND PUBLIC HEALTH ACTS.
Children. | 1942. | 1941 |
First visits | 547 | 426 |
Under 1 year of age | 953(In addition) | 890 |
Over 1 year of age | 3183(to 1st Visits) | 3162 |
Visits re Deaths under 5 years of age | 4 | 10 |
Stillbirths | 7 | 4 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | — |
Dental cases | - | - |
Pre-Natal visits | 347 | 422 |
Clinics attended | 831 | 763 |
Special visits (test feeds, following up special cases seen by M.O. at Centres, failing lactation, etc.) | 388 | 513 |
Totals | 6260 | 6190 |
CHILD LIFE PROJECTION - The following is a summary of
the work carried out in this connection during 1942.
Number of registered Poster Mothers 29
Number of Foster children on register
during the year 45
Number of Foster children at end of year 30
Number of visits paid by Health Visitors 189
No unsatisfactory conditions were met with
throughout the year.
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